Elena+Molina-Argentina

ARGENTINA
Elena Molina Geography 10A Ms. Hillier Around the World Project

Argentina is a hispanic country located in South America. Being the eighth largest country in the world, its area is a total of 2,780,400 sq km. It borders Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Map of Argentina

The population is high because argentina´s economy has grown significantly at a fast pace. Since there is a good economy, there is more jobs so people can sustain more kids in their family. > Argentina has a great amount of Catholics, so many people are against birth control and abortions, and therefore don't practice it. > Argentina has on average, the same amount of people leaving the country and people comming to it. Because Argentinians are well prepared and educated, they look for opportunities in foreign countries. As well, people in less developed hispanic countries seek for Argentina´s educational and work opportunities because it is easier to adapt to a similar culture and language.
 * **__ Population: __ 42,192,494 people **
 * **__ Birth Rate: __ 17.34 births/ 1,000 population **
 * **__ Death Rate: __ 7.36 deaths/ 1,000 population ** Argentina�s population does not have a large amount of old adults, but rather has many children and young people, which reduces the number of deaths in the country. As well, it is not involved in wars, which cause the deaths of a great amount of people.
 * **__ Net Migration Rate: __ 0 migrants/ 1,000 population **

> Argentina has a good economy and an unemployment rate of 7.2 % of the population, which means that the mayority of the people have access to health care. The IMR is probably due mostly because of people who live in small towns or rural areas and have acces to poor or no health care and lack clean water and resources. >
 * **__ Infant Mortality Rate: __ 10.52 deaths/ 1,000 live births **
 * **__ Population Growth Rate: __ 0.997% ** The population growth rate of 0.997% is because there are more births than deaths and the net migration rate is 0, so it is balanced out.


 * **__ Life Expectancy: __ 77.14 years; Males: 73.9 years; Females: 80.54 years ** One of the factors that contribute to the high life expectancy in Argentina is the increasing economy, which provides income to the families, so they can therefore afford good health care. Females live longer than males because they are not exposed to dangerous jobs, and often take better care of their sanitation and health.

> > Argentina is in between stage two and three of the Demographic Transition Model. The economy has been replaced by industries rather than agriculture. Because the economy has grown so quickly in the past years, Argentina has now become a more economically developed country.
 * **__ Doubling Time: __ 70 years ** Because there are more people born than people dying, it will not take as long, comparing it to other countries of the world, for Argentina to double its population size. The doubling time is balanced because Argentina has recently developed rapidly.
 * __** Development: **__

> Some issues that Argentina faces are that 110,000 people are living with AIDS/HIV, and 2,900 have died from it. As well, some people are suffering from infectuous diseases such as hepatitis A and leptospirosis due to filthy food or water, probably in rural areas where economy is lower. > > 2010 Argentina Population Density Map
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__** References: **__ > > >
 * [|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html]
 * http://www.expatinfodesk.com/expat-guide/deciding-on-the-right-country/top-expatriate-destinations/argentina/
 * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
 * @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html